Sean Dyche Burnley
Posted in2021-2022-Season Daily News

#PLStories- Burnley boss Sean Dyche gives verdict on West Ham stalemate #WHUFC #BURNLEYFC

December 13, 2021
BURNLEY boss Sean Dyche felt there were positives to take from his side’s goalless draw with West Ham. The Hammers have recorded wins over Chelsea and Liverpool in recent memory but were unable to find a way past Nick Pope. Jay Rodriguez went closest for the Clarets, who have now failed to score in their last three matches. “We weren’t at the races in the first half,” Dyche told the club’s website. “We were off our mark and there was a bit of nervousness and a bit of tension in the performance, so I was pleased to get to half time with a clean sheet. “In the second half, we got back into the game and I felt we tried to go on and win the game. We played way better in the second half, looked more effective. “We had a chance just after half time with Jay Rodriguez, but it was a good block from their point of view. “They’re the moments we’re looking to turn into goals, but he’s in the right place and I’ll never knock players for being in the right place. “I think it’s important to reference that the crowd were brilliant. They were fantastic, they got right behind the team and that’s going to be important for us.” Dyche also gave an update on summer signing Connor Roberts, who was absent from the squad due to illness. He added: “Unfortunately Connor has got a really bad bug that eventually turned into an infection, so he’s had to go into hospital to make sure that’s clear. “He’s feeling a bit better now but he’s got to stay in over the weekend to make sure this bug clears.”
Ralph Hasenhuttl
Posted in2021-2022-Season Daily News

#PLStories- Ralph Hasenhuttl’s gives verdict on Saints’ poor defensive form #SAINTSFC

December 13, 2021
BOSS Ralph Hasenhuttl insisted it had been “all about details” when asked about Saints’ defence leaking goals in recent weeks. Following Saturday’s 3-0 defeat to Arsenal, the St Mary’s side have shipped 12 goals in their past five games and picked up only two points in the process. Asked about his team’s recent defensive record, the Austrian boss replied: “I think you could see we were organised (at Arsenal), but in a moment we get punished immediately for the first mistake we make. This is the Premier League. “On Saturday we had a few missed players with suspensions, two for such a game, plus the goalkeeper is not so easy for us to find the rhythm, find the automatism, especially against the ball. “It is all about details. Finally you could see that this was not perfect what we did against the ball.” Goals from Alexandre Lacazette, Martin Odegaard and Gabriel meant Mikel Arteta’s Gunners cruised to victory over Saints in north London. Quizzed on how preventable Odegaard’s goal was, Hasenhuttl said: “Both were preventable, definitely. “In the first goal we had a scene where Jan Bednarek was not defending out five minutes before. He had the same situation where he was defending out, had the ball win on this side. “In this moment he didn’t and when you don’t do it immediately and think it is easier then to defend, no it isn’t, it is definitely getting worse and harder, because they find the players in the box we never do, but they do it. “This is really frustrating because I feel until that moment we played a really good game.” Saints have to pick themselves up quickly for Wednesday’s trip to Crystal Palace.
Ralph Hasenhuttl
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#PLStories- Ralph Hasenhuttl provides update on Armando Broja and Adam Armstrong injuries #SAINTSFC

December 12, 2021
RALPH Hasenhuttl is unsure how serious injuries picked up by striker duo Armando Broja and Adam Armstrong at Arsenal will prove to be. Both men were forced off during Saints' 3-0 defeat at Emirates Stadium. Armstrong, who was brought into the side to replace the injured Che Adams, required treatment during the first half on what appeared to be a calf problem. The former Blackburn Rovers man played on, before having to be withdrawn two minutes before half-time and replaced by Mohamed Elyounoussi. Then, with 20 minutes to play, Broja hobbled off with Lyanco coming on as Saints changed their system, with Nathan Tella and Nathan Redmond ending the game as the front two. Asked for an update on the severity of Armstrong and Broja's injuries, Hasenhuttl said: "We don’t know yet. Hopefully not too serious. "But it was not possible for them to continue. "The signs before the game haven’t been the best today, and hopefully we have not more injuries now because a tough time of the season is coming." Asked if it could alter his plans in January with striker trio Broja, Armstrong and Adams all struggling with injuries, Hasenhuttl added: "We will look how serious it is, how long they are out and then we will look." Saints were also without suspended duo Oriol Romeu and Mohammed Salisu, as well as the injured Alex McCarthy, Fraser Forster and Stuart Armstrong for the trip to Arsenal. Hasenhuttl's men head to Crystal Palace on Wednesday (7.30pm).
Ralph Hasenhuttl
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#PLStories- Ralph Hasenhuttl admits game against Arsenal was gone after first two goals #SAINTSFC

December 12, 2021
BOSS Ralph Hasenhuttl was left to rue Saints not capitalising on a strong start at Arsenal, admitting: "The game was gone after the first two goals." Saints had Arsenal pinned back during the early stages with both Nathan Tella and Adam Armstrong working goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale. But the Gunners soaked up the pressure before hitting Saints on a scintillating counter-attack, rounded off by Alexandre Lacazette on 21 minutes. Six minutes later it was 2-0 thanks to a Martin Odegaard header. And the win was put to bed just past the hour mark when Gabriel headed home from a corner. Asked if he found it hard to believe his side were 2-0 down after 28 minutes given the way the game had begun, Hasenhuttl said: "Yeah. That changed the momentum from the game completely. "It was also something you have to accept then, because we tried to calm the game down immediately. "We were aggressive, had a few good moments in the beginning, but like always in such a moment, then the opponent makes a goal from their first chance, then that changes the momentum in the game. "They get more self-confident, they know they haven’t played well when we have started well and then suddenly you are one or two up. Then it’s easy to play. "It’s hard for us, mentally hard, and for them even easier. We tried after the half-time to come back in the game with one goal, but again we had good moments where we could score and then after the third goal, I think the game is gone. "Then you could feel the quality they have when they are in the flow. "We tried then to stop it with the change, a system change. It worked better in the end so that we didn’t concede a fourth goal. "But overall you must say that the game was gone after the first two goals we conceded." Asked how frustrating it was not to score when on top, Hasenhuttl added: "It is always frustrating when you know how good you can play and you do it and the output is nothing. "This is always frustrating. Especially then when you concede the first goal, you think it is far away from being deserved. "But this is football. This is always the quality. When they go one time in front of their goal, find the right moment and score immediately with their first touch. "This is what we have to learn and what makes it different between the top teams and us."
Neal Maupay
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#PLStories- Brighton striker Neal Maupay gives his verdict on Southampton draw #BHAFC

December 6, 2021
STRIKER Neal Maupay has delivered his verdict on Albion's draw against Southampton. The Frenchman, who scored the equalising goal late on was happy to see that the team did not give in a stayed in the game until the very end. Maupay said, “My performance wasn’t top and we struggled in the game but we never give up, that’s one of our big strengths. "Everyone fought to the end, even the lads who came on. Albion striker Neal Maupay battles for the ball, credit Liz Finlayson “In the first half we couldn’t match their intensity, they were winning all the 50-50 battles. But if you don’t fight in this league you’re not going to win and we were better in the second half. “I was very happy with the finish. It’s good to score last minute but I should have scored earlier when the keeper saved." Maupay has also suggested that Albion need to not worry about injured players, although he hopes they are back soon. READ MORE: Neal Maupay feeling 'Deja Vu' after Southampton goal He said: “In two games we have lost five or six players, but we can’t feel sorry for ourselves. “We’ll rest now and hopefully the injured players will come back quickly.”
Sean Dyche Burnley
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#PLStories- Sean Dyche admits missed chances costed Burnley against Newcastle United #BURNLEYFC #NUFC

December 6, 2021
SEAN Dyche said Burnley's failure to take their chances proved costly as they lost 1-0 at fellow strugglers Newcastle United. Callum Wilson's strike condemned the Clarets to a first league defeat in six games and Newcastle sealed a first win of a season to boost their own survival hopes. Goal difference alone separates the bottom three sides with Burnley, Newcastle and bottom of the table Norwich City all locked on 10 points. Sean returned to East Lancashire bemoaning his side’s failure to make the most of an encouraging first-half performance and a late flurry. Asked to assess his side’s display, Dyche said: “First half, really good. We came here and we took the game on, which we wanted to do, opened them up on occasions. “We created good-quality moments and chances without taking them - which is obviously a question mark during the season - so some of the quality was really pleasing. “Goals change the feel of games, not just the scoreline, and it did for them. It gave them something to hang on to and it changed the feel in the stadium.” Former Clarets boss Eddie Howe saw his side outplayed and second best for long periods in front of a crowd of 51,948 at St James’ Park but made the most of a slice of good fortune when Wilson blasted home his sixth goal of the season after goalkeeper Nick Pope had dropped the ball at his feet. Burnley mustered the first attempt on goal when Maxwel Cornet ran on to Chris Wood’s sixth-minute knock-down but dragged his effort wide and Johann Gudmundsson rattled Martin Dubravka’s right post with a fierce shot seven minutes later with Jamal Lewis appealing in vain for a free-kick. The Magpies were not seeing enough of the ball to establish any momentum and what possession they did enjoy they wasted to allow Burnley to counter-attack, Cornet stretching Dubravka with a glancing 21st-minute header. Miguel Almiron blazed high and wide and Jonjo Shelvey’s touch let him down on the edge of the box as Newcastle grew increasingly frustrated, but it took a timely intervention by full-back Charlie Taylor to prevent Wilson from meeting Allan Saint-Maximin’s cross on the volley with 29 minutes gone. Cornet’s limping departure 14 minutes before the break provided an unexpected solution to one of the home side’s problems, but their inability to put together a cohesive attack simply served to hand the ball back to the opposition with monotonous regularity. However, they received the helping hand they needed five minutes before half-time when England international Pope spilled Joe Willock’s cross as he came through a crowd of players and Wilson shifted the ball before smashing it into the roof of the net, with the keeper’s appeals for a foul going unheeded. Cornet’s replacement Matej Vydra might have levelled in first-half stoppage time, but skied his attempt after slipping as he controlled Matthew Lowton’s cross. Jay Rodriguez thought he had levelled seven minutes from time, an offside flag and a concerted defensive effort ensured Newcastle’s day was not ruined.